Thursday, February 12, 2026

Black Crossword: Mini by Juliana Pache.
Luckystreak+: ($) puzzle #256: timely! (themeless) by Ada Nicolle. Subscribe at link.
M & M Crosswords: Donkey’s Butt by Martina Waluk.
Queerty: Queerty Crossword #488 by Queerty.
Quid Pro: The GenXword Mini 2/12/26 #tbt by Andrew Anker. Online at Crosswordr.
Southern Crosswords: southern crosswords mini #125 by michael.
theek hai puzzles: XX2 : 💙 💚 go hawks 💙 💚 by Tarun Krishnamurthy.
Apple News: ($) Freestyle by Elijah Acquah. News+ Subscription Required
Apple News Mini: ($) Daily Mini by Amie Walker. News+ Subscription Required
The Atlantic Mini: by Amanda Rafkin.
The Chicago Maroon: Mini by Chicago Maroon Crossword Team.
The Chicago Maroon: 102\. One Foot in Front of the Other by Victoria Kurakata.
Chicago Sun-Times: Chicago-Style (Mini) Crossword by Kelsey Dixon.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: February 12, 2026 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Crossword Club: Daily Crossword: February 12, 2026 by Erica Hsiung Wojcik.
Crossword Flow: ($) by Kelly Richardson. iPad-exclusive app.
Daily Beast: Just Press Play by Matt Gaffney.
Fireball: ($) Going Downhill Fast by Jonathan Raksin. Subscribe at link.
Jonesin’: “Born and Bread” by Matt Jones. Direct .puz link
Morning Brew: Wonderland by Jack Murtagh.
Puzzmo: She’s on “Chopped” by Ryan Judge. Online only
Puzzmo: Mini Crossword by Rob Dubbin. Online only
SFGATE California Mini Crossword: Mini Crossword by Kate Hawkins. Online only.
Slate: Slate Midi: Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 by Quiara Vasquez.
Slate: Slate Mini: Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 by Nate Cardin.
STAT News: Mini Crossword by Rachel Fabi.
Vulture 10×10: The Honeymoon Puzzle by Malaika Handa.

The Boston Globe: Mini Crossword by Sowmya Ramkumar.
The Globe and Mail: Globe Mini by Jess Shulman.
Los Angeles Times: by Joe Marquez. Create free Cruciverb account for .puz.
Los Angeles Times Mini: by Elizabeth Gorski.
Merriam Webster: The Missing Letter by Matt Gaffney
New York Sun: ($) Themeless by Karen M. Tracey. Reissues from 2008.
New York Times: ($) by Kareem Ayas.
New York Times Mini: by Ian Livengood.
The New Yorker Mini: The Mini Crossword by Kate Chin Park.
Newsday: 2/12/26 on Track by Adam Simpson. Online .pdf
Universal: ($) Tritones by Anna Harkins. Direct link to .puz.
USA Today: Spinning Tops by Norman M. Aaronson.
Vox: by Will Nediger.
The Wall Street Journal: Think Twice by Sam Cordes. Direct link to .puz.

The Columbia Spectator: L is for… by Sofia Whang.
Crosshare Community: Daily Mini and Featured Puzzles.
Crossherd: Daily Mini. Online only
Crosswordr Community: Community Puzzle Platform.
Crosswords with Friends: Top 40 Thursday App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Midi Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Crosswords with Friends: Mini Puzzle App Store | Google Play
Daily POP Crosswords: by Pam Amick Klawitter. App Store | Google Play, Online, phone app only
Fast Company: Daily Mini by Joe Rodini.
Fordham Observer: Thursday, February 12 (Mini) by Jasmine White.
India Mini Crossword: Daily Mini
LunaMini: Cooked Breakfast by Luna. Online only
Mangesh Ghogre’s Indian Mini Crosswords: Daily Mini by Mangesh Ghogre.
The New Dork Times: New Dork Times Puzzle: Mini 197 by Cole Rush. Subscribe at link.
PlayFour: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
Squared Away: ($) Daily Puzzle. Online only
The Telegraph: Cross Atlantic Online only
Washington Post Daily Mini Meta: by Frank Longo.
WashU Student Life: Water Works by Naomika Raveendran.
YourPuzzleSource: Daily Puzzle (Midi) by Phil Fraas.

A Cleverly-Titled Logic Puzzle Blog: Wordy Wednesday 687: Anadropquote 15 by Grant Fikes. .pdf only
The Crossword Centre: Crossword News February 2026 by Derek Harrison .pdf only
Sporcle: Daily Acrostic. Online only

Financial Times: FT Crossword .pdf only
The Guardian: Cryptic crossword No 29,928 by Pasquale.
The Hindu Cryptic: Daily Cryptic .pdf, online.
The Independent: Cryptic Crossword .pdf, online only
New Scientist: ($) Biweekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
The Spectator: ($) Weekly Cryptic Subscribe at link.
Times UK Quick Cryptic: Daily Puzzle via The Globe and Mail

Support Daily Crossword Links

Check out the DCL’s staff recommendations from last week’s puzzles

Other American-style links:

Reviews and Discussion at Diary of a Crossword Fiend | Boatload Puzzles/AARP | “Crosscord” Discord | Crucidrama (en español) | Cruciverbalista (en español) | Easy Crossword (Newsday Archives) | FreeDailyCrosswords | Medium Crossword (Newsday Archives) | Hard Crossword (Newsday Archives) | r/crossword | USA Today Reviews and Discussion at Off the Grid | Squares.io | XWord-Muggles Meta Calendar

Other Cryptic/Variety links:

A Frame Games | cf.kmbweb.de Links Library | CoxRathvon.com | Harper’s ($) | Lovatts | Magpie ($) | Mokelfish Links Library | MyCrossword | NPL | Panda Magazine ($) | Private Eye | PuzzleCrypt archives | Puzzling StackExchange | r/crosswords | Sydney Morning Herald ($) | The Telegraph | The Times (UK) ($), includes The Listener

 

Leave a Reply